What is the KGB? What is the history of the KGB? And does the KGB still exist today? Let’s find out! What Is the KGB? For three simple initials, the acronym KGB conveys a surprising […]
The Hollywood Walk of Fame has long been a symbol of American celebrity status. Over 2,600 coral colored stars cover Hollywood Boulevard, each containing the name of a different famous person. You might have heard […]
Editor’s Note: This post was written by Seth Wilson, a Private Events Manager for Sporcle Live and a Pub Trivia host. He also happens to be a 12-time Jeopardy! champion, so he knows a thing […]
What is Morse Code? What is the history of Morse Code? How is Morse Code used today? And how can you convert Morse Code to text? We’ll look at all these questions and more in […]
Halloween is, without a doubt, one of the strangest holidays we celebrate in America (along with November 14 – National Pickle Day, of course). And with its ancient traditions steeped in death, the afterlife, and […]
Most scholars agree that the modern version of Halloween that we celebrate today originated with the Celtic harvest festival of Samhain. From there, however, everyone seems to have taken this ancient tradition and stylized it […]
Have you noticed that each November, there seems to be a little more facial hair around? Maybe a typically clean shaven co-worker starts showing up to work looking like Grizzly Adams? Or perhaps you’ve noticed […]
If you’ve watched a lot of cooking shows, or eaten at a fair number of fancy restaurants, you’ve probably at least heard of the Michelin Star. But what is a Michelin Star exactly, and how […]
The TV show Friends may have ended its run back in 2004, but that hasn’t stopped fans from continuing to binge watch this classic ‘90s sitcom. Thanks to dusty old DVDs, Netflix, and syndication, Friends […]
Silent letters. What’s the deal with them? Why do we have silent letters in English? What are examples of silent letters in English words? We’ll look at these questions and more in this post. The […]
One of the more confusing games of sporting nomenclature is certainly the big “soccer” vs. “football” debate that rages on. In places like America, Canada, South Africa, Japan, and Australia, it’s called some variation of […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, is an American media franchise built around a series of superhero films, each independently produced by Marvel Studios, and based on characters that have appeared in Marvel comic books. […]
Everyone knows the big ones, like Washington and Lincoln. Everyone knows the recent ones. But the other ones – the ones we don’t carve into mountainsides – those can be tricky. There’s been fewer than […]
The ampersand. Swoopy, popular with designers, and weirdly tricky to hand write. But where does it come from? Why is it called the ampersand and not something more literal, maybe something like “and sign” or […]
It’s a question as old as time – Why do people sneeze? Okay, so it may not be the “age-old question” most people think of when that phrase comes up, but realistically it has probably […]
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